Buyer - Automotive

We are looking for a Buyer for an international automotive company in Gothenburg.

What’s in it for you?
The Vehicle Structure team is looking for a Buyer with responsibility of components within the Closure/Glass and Roof Team. The Vehicle Structure team is a part of the Global Platform Team within Procurement. You will be part of an ambitious and result driven team of buyers located in Sweden, China and US and you will have the possibility to use your former experience and grow in a dynamic environment.

What you’ll do
In this role, you will be managing components through the whole process from the development phase and industrialization phase to the running production phase.
You will be working in a cross functional team with other people from procurement, engineering, manufacturing, logistics and others.
In this role, you will work with stakeholders and suppliers to understand your product/service, its market, supply base and innovation to find ways to increase value for our client – including cost, quality, and sustainability.
By leading negotiations and building relationships with an international supplier base, you will be responsible for continuous improvement of the overall performance and competitiveness in the value chain.
You will also be handling order management and capacity assurance.


On a personal level
Our client is looking for a person, who is commercial, and result driven with 2-5 years of procurement experience and several years of negotiation skills.

You need to:
be a strong team player with strong collaborate skills and ensures of accountability
have a strong business insight and a financial acumen
have strong influencing skills
have a strategic mindset with the possibility to builds trust
actively seeking new ways to grow with a strong internal drive
strong negotiations and commercial skills
analytical and fact-based oriented
have the ability to independently drive and perform tasks in a structured way while managing competing priorities
be fluent in English


Do you fit the profile?
You have a commercial or technical university degree or equivalent working experience.
Experience from Procurement is meritorious.

This is a full-time consultancy position through Incluso in Gothenburg, starting date is ASAP.
Please apply with your CV in English as soon as possible since we will review the applications on an on-going basis.
For more information about this role, please contact Marianne Nilsson, recruiter at Incluso.